Berkonomics

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Email readers, continue here.] We tell the story that dad was offered the general store franchise in the brand new park in Anaheim soon to be built by Walt Disney. Both of us reacted in different ways, but in common was the urge to take much more risk, to push the boundaries, to succeed spectacularly or fail and start again.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 12, 2014

Several large acquisitions have included Oculus being acquired by Facebook for $2B, Maker Studios acquisition by Disney for more than $500M, and more. Email mfgorman@gmail.com if you’d like to demo your gadget, hardware, accessories, etc. If you want a booth, email wonji@nearwoo.com, including a fun activity for the public.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Last night I co-hosted a dinner at Soho House in Los Angeles with some of the most senior people in the media industry with executives from Disney, Fox, Warner, media agencies and many promising tech & media startup CEO’s. In his early career he realized the importance of email lists. His email list became his power.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 20, 2012

GraphEffect has delivered billions of impressions, millions of fans and unparalleled ROI for a variety of global brands on Facebook and Twitter, including: American Express, Disney, Walmart Bacardi and VISA. I an investor in GraphEffect via Rincon Venture Partners. You can watch the whole video here. Share and Enjoy.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

The best form of this right now is email, and even then, that's through a one-size-fits-all email. I did that, and the company was acquired by Disney to provide the Go Network, and I became part of Go Network at Disney. That's currently very ineffective. I headed up product development to build out their portal services.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 27, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg and Michael Dell. Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg and Michael Dell. Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

We have amazing large companies that are an important part of the future of the Internet such as Disney, Warner, Fox, Universal, etc. Responsive Low Hanging Fruit – I view email in the category of urgent but not (always) important. Sounds harsh but when you think about it that’s what email really is.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 26, 2016

Given the stellar startup careers of non-college graduates like Zuckerberg, Ellison, Disney, Gates, Jobs, Branson and Dell, the answer to this question might surprise you. A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. Should millennial entrepreneurs go to college? In sports, outliers generate headlines.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. Twitter, LinkedIn, Salesforce not to mention Disney, Warner, GM, P&G. If your favorite angel investor is sending you what looks like a form email it likely is. Inbound is seldom differentiated dealflow.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 29, 2011

Roy Disney, American Entrepreneur. Although it has only been a few weeks, I recently exchanged emails with him and he indicated that now that he is working fulltime at Startup B, he is surprised that his decision was initially so difficult. “It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.”.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Dell and Larry Ellison. Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Dell and Larry Ellison. Photo by cliff1066™ on Flickr.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

5: Q: “What’s the best way to get a VC’s attention in an email&# – I’ve written about this topic so more in depth is here on How to Access a VC as well as I Emailed a VC and Never Heard Back – What Now? Second – don’t send unsolicited emails to VCs. Minutes 18.30 – 26.30.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Prior to running OrganicStartup, Sangster was responsible for strategic planning and corporate development at the Walt Disney Internet Group. Sangster identified new media growth opportunities, developed strategy, and managed the evaluation and execution of acquisitions that helped Disney meet its strategic objectives. Want to Sponsor?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

We recently completed a pilot with William Morris and Disney, around Hannah Montana, where we helped print QR codes for 10,000 CD stickers, 2500 posters, and digital signage. When you scan those codes, you're able to see a trailer on your handset, and get an email to download a deleted scene. There's lots of grassroot adoption.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2015

This accelerated after I co-led the seed & A rounds at Maker Studios, which sold 3 years later for $1 billion to Disney. Second, videos that we do share end up in fragments across Facebook, Instagram, cloud services, email or text messages. As a VC (especially based in LA), I see hundreds of video apps.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 26, 2019

No, Seriously … Exactly six years ago today I received an email from my friend Ynon Kreiz introducing me to Andrew Stalbow and Petri Järvilehto. Some Seriously Great News. Ynon had been the CEO of Maker Studios and I trust his opinion a great deal so of course I took the meeting. It felt pretty, pretty good.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

We want to take our contacts at Google, Apple, Facebook, Disney, Microsoft, Cisco, Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, and other companies we believe should have a relationship with our portfolio companies, and help the CEOs and management teams more effectively do business development. It all starts there. and beyond.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

The first talk kicked off with Rob Maigret (Founder of Digisynd , acquired by Disney) followed up by Dan Gould (Founder of Namesake , Chill.com , Ad.ly Feel free to email or drop a tweet with any questions about the journey, no matter what stage you’re in. Rob Maigret. Scott Sangster.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We had executives from the studios like Fox, Warner Bros and Disney. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. Oh, and the cocktail party afterward also rocked! (I We had software executives from Google, Yahoo!,

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2013

Most of our clients are top publishers, such as EA, Disney Mobile, Rovio, and Backflip. You get an email, tap on a link, a notification pops up, and the app installs on your phone. It also includes things like rewards and currency in games. TestFlight is for beta testing. We''re now both Android and iOS.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. Since 1998, the company has provided businesses around the world with reliable, professional-class services to host websites, email, business applications, and other rich Internet content. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. Since 1998, the company has provided businesses around the world with reliable, professional-class services to host websites, email, business applications, and other rich Internet content. After its acquisition by Playdom, he was most recently head of the Acclaim studio and Sr.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 26, 2013

” Just visited Disney this week, for example, because our producer on a previous product was very happy with us and wanted her bosses to consider using our team. Email readers, continue here.] Third is flexibility. Bill Fisher can be found on LinkedIn at [link] or email at bfisher@quicksilver.com.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email. It was intended to be a single solution for all-things advertising online (banner ads, email, content management, search advertising, etc.). So much for resting!

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

They told him that he had do go through Disney or Nickelodeon like Miley Cyrus or Miranda Cosgrove. I know that I’m not always perfect on email because the volume is so high and it has become such a chore. So with two major talents competing over him and having signed with Usher his path was set – right?

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Panelists will offer concrete insights into a variety of mobile marketing and content issues: campaign sizes, appropriate approaches to measurement, SMS vs WAP banners vs in-app advertising, emerging ad formats, ROI vs online display, search and email, along with the impact of targeting on performance.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. Zack Arnold is an award-winning film editor currently cutting the TV show Burn Notice on USA Network, and his professional background also includes editing feature films for studios such as Fox Searchlight, Warner Bros, and Walt Disney Pictures, as well as many independent projects. Idea Mensch.

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

We focused on Global 2000, blue-chip customers such as Microsoft, Visa, Disney and Proctor and Gamble. We had lawyers everywhere; digging through files, reviewing all of our emails and mounds of paperwork. At its peak, the company had hundreds of employees, offices around the world, and produced over $100M in total revenue.

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